During last year's qualifying period, candidate John Fleming had this to say: (scroll to the bottom)
"I believe it is critical to elect a congressman who will live in the District, as I will, as an actual resident and not just a legal resident so voters have a chance to see and speak directly with their congressman."
Today, The Hill reported that Congressman John Fleming recently bought a $825,000 house on Capitol Hill ... and wait for it ... is receiving the DC homestead exemption for the property:
Why is receiving the homestead exemption significant? Because one must declare that it is their primary residence in order to receive it.
Now it's possible that the DC taxing authorities have screwed up ... but we shall see. Until then, Mr. Fleming may just have gone DC on us.
